alexander
morrison
A Legacy in Likeness: The Portraiture of Alexander Morrison Alexander Morrison occupies a fascinating, and often overlooked, niche within the pantheon of 19th-century Scottish portraiture. While not enjoying the widespread fame of contemporaries like Sir Henry Raeburn or William McTaggart, Morrison carved out a significant …
A portrait built from alexander morrison's own colours
Every 2 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.